Teaching the Global Dimension

Key Principles and Effective Practice

This book presents insights from leading educationalists on the challenge of including global issues in the classroom. It introduces the concept of what it means to teach the global dimension, and then addresses the key concepts by individual chapter. These include sustainability, human rights, conflict resolution and diversity.

The book also presents concrete examples of practice from different schools, with tried and tested strategies for handling controversial global issues with students. Teachers at any stages in their career, and any area of the curriculum will find this a valuable resource.

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This resource enables pupils to explore the role of the oceans in our lives and why healthy oceans are so vital to our future. By looking at the impact of plastics pollution on the oceans, pupils will also consider what steps we can all take to safeguard these precious waters for generations to come. This […]

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We are constantly asked to keep on washing our hands to avoid infection, but how does this really work? This short video shows an experiment yo can try at home to see the affects of soap against COVID germs. Education for Sharing (E4S) is an action-oriented international education model with the mission of forming better […]

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This 4 minute video explains how to play a fun, active game, that teaches young people about preventing the spread of viruses and contagious diseases. Playing this group game with your students is a great way to increase their understanding of how infection spreads, and how to prevent it. This resource supports SDG3: Ensure healthy […]

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Teaching for sustainable development through ethical global issues pedagogy: A resource for secondary teachers. This resource contains guidance on how to teach about complex global issues, think critically about the causes of the issues, who they effect, and how they are being handled. It includes several through provoking and engaging teaching resources accompanied with student […]

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This is a great geography Key Stage 4 resource as well as one that is useful for youth group settings. We live in a world in which people’s lives are linked across continents and countries. Much of our food and its ingredients travel long distances before we put it on our plate. But what do […]

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Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) ‘s 2020 lent resources focus on defending the people of the Amazon and their incredible home, linking this to the climate crisis and to the Christian celebration Lent. These resources contain: Teachers guide 2 x short introductory videos assembly power point assembly script Other campaign specific resources including an […]

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International Women’s Day and Teach Starter’s resources support teachers to encouraged students to actively engage in conversations and experiences that equip them to question stereotypes and bias, and celebrate women’s achievements. Quick and easy, yet informative and reliable classroom resources to help students learn about and explore gender-related issues. Download these incredibly useful resources to […]

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Australia’s 2019/2020 fire season has seen abnormally high temperatures and vast wildfires affecting large areas of the country. These resources by the Royal Geographical Society provide the following: An overview What is wildfire? What are the causes? What has been the impact? What have been the responses? Lesson ideas for the classroom for Key Stage […]

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The activity supports the development of geometric understanding through the use of two dimensional shapes in cultural and religious symbolism and though their use in architecture, particularly in the use of tiling. Throughout there are opportunities for exploring how symbolic representations are underpinned by ideas and beliefs. Global citizenship competences addressed  appreciate different perspectives […]

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This activity is designed to build a learning group where everybody matters and everyone has an equal role to play. It offers an embodied experience of multiples and factors, common multiples, primes and co-primes. Global citizenship competences addressed:  positive interactions with people who are different  take constructive action for social well-being  communication […]

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Magic squares have been created and used by many different cultures since ancient times. They have a beauty and symmetry that can give satisfaction to those who enjoy solving puzzles. They can also give important messages about balance and interdependence and have led to applications in various areas of life. (See the section at the […]

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The activity explores the history of European colonisation through studying maps and globes. It considers the way in which the earth can be measured – distance, area and so on and addresses how maps as spatial representations can intentionally or otherwise mislead us in our view of the world. Global citizenship competences addressed:  […]

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This activity supports a discussion amongst children with teachers about crisis and solidarity in the local setting and how it relates to economic crisis in society. The risk of debt and the consequences for people who borrow money are considered. The children then explore how money can be conceived of in terms of an alternative […]

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The students discuss the distribution of land use patterns in different countries and, at the same time, get into the topic of ratios. The climatic and geographical differences in terms of land use are also addressed. They work with data and get to know advantages and disadvantages of simplification and modelling and question the use […]

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With links to the English, Geography and PSHE curricula, these activities encourage learners aged 7-14 to think critically and widen the scope of the stories they know about other people and cultures, not just on World Book Day but throughout the school year. Useful resources and web links, as well as a suggested book list, […]

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What should work be like? What makes work decent? Explore what different factors contribute towards making work decent or good. Over the course of two engaging and participatory sessions learners will be able to consider their own and other people’s ideas about the world of work and develop their own opinions. Learners will explore ideas […]

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Oxfam’s ‘Stand as One’ film and teaching materials inspire students to think about our similarities and what we all need to have a good life. Build empathy with refugees and imagine what it would be like to leave everything behind.